Garrett Wareing
American actor
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Garrett Wareing (born August 31, 2001) is an American actor. He made his acting debut at age 13 starring opposite Dustin Hoffman in the drama film Boychoir (2014) before taking on roles in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and Perfect (2018).
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Wareing in 2025 | |
| Born | August 31, 2001[1] College Station, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
On television, Wareing played recurring parts in Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019) and Manifest (2020–2023), before his breakthrough in the Netflix western Ransom Canyon (2025).
Early life
Wareing was born and raised in College Station, a city in Brazos County, Texas, and has stated that his "Texas roots" helped him with his role in Ransom Canyon.[2][3] He has two siblings.
Wareing moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career after joining the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) in 2013.[4]
Career
Beginnings (2010s)
After a number of roles in short films, Wareing made his feature film debut at age 13 with a role opposite Dustin Hoffman in the drama Boychoir (2014),[5] which premiered to mixed reviews from critics. His next few films included a supporting role in the science fiction film Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and his first lead role in the thriller Perfect (2018), both of which brought negative critics reception.[5]
Also in 2018, he had his television debut in the third season Chicago Med episode "The Parent Trap", as Josh. The next year, Wareing appeared opposite Sasha Pieterse, Janel Parrish and Sofia Carson in the Freeform mystery thriller series Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, as the latter's love interest Zach Fortson.[6] The series was critically acclaimed despite only producing a single season, receiving a rare 100% score from Rotten Tomatoes.[7]
Breakthrough (2020s)
Wareing began the 2020s with the recurring role of TJ Morrison in the second and fourth seasons of the NBC/Netflix supernatural horror drama series Manifest, from 2020 to 2023.[8] Wareing's next role was that of Lucas Russell in Netflix's modern western drama series Ransom Canyon.[9]
In 2023 and 2024, respectively, Wareing starred in the action film God Is a Bullet opposite Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe, and Jamie Foxx, and the crime horror Dead Sea alongside Dean Cameron and Isabel Gravitt.[10] Both films received negative reviews from critics. In July 2024, Wareing was cast in The Long Walk, a movie based on Stephen King's 1979 novel of the same name.[11] Wareing starred alongside Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Roman Griffin Davis, Mark Hamill and Judy Greer.[12]
2025 saw the actor join the cast of the forthcoming horror film Hide and Don't Speak, opposite Tanner Buchanan and Quvenzhané Wallis.[13] The movie will be directed by Alexander J. Farrell.
Wareing was in Iliza Shlesinger's romantic dramedy Chasing Summer alongside Megan Mullally, Lola Tung, Tom Welling and others.[14]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | A Better Place | Young Jeremy | |
| 2014 | Boychoir | Stetson "Stet" Tate | [5] |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Bobby | |
| 2018 | Perfect | Vessel 13 | [5] |
| 2020 | Jill | Colt | |
| 2023 | God Is a Bullet | Wood | |
| 2024 | Dead Sea | Julian | |
| 2025 | The Long Walk | Billy Stebbins | |
| 2026 | Chasing Summer | Colby | |
| TBD | Hide and Don't Speak | Pre-production | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chicago Med | Josh | Episode: "The Parent Trap" |
| 2019 | Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists | Zach Fortson | Recurring role[5] |
| 2020–2023 | Manifest | TJ Morrison | Recurring role (seasons 2 and 4)[8] |
| 2025- | Ransom Canyon | Lucas Russell | Series Regular[9] |